Ancestry Library  is only available within Siouxland Libraries branches.

It provides access to more than one billion names in more than 3,000 databases, including digital images of the 1790-1930 U.S. censuses, as well as immigration, court, church and ethnic records, city directories, genealogical societies, Social Security Death Index, Civil War Pension Index, and 700 historical maps. Includes 90 million U.S. war records from 1607-1975 and gravestone details of 3.5 million deceased U.S. soldiers.

Link to Ancestry Library.

Here are several ways you can contribute to Siouxland Libraries:

• Donate new or gently used books and media. More details.
• Donate memorial and honorary gifts. More details.
• Establish memorial or endowed funds. More details.
• Volunteer. More details.

You can have the latest news from the Library and other city departments sent to your email account. To sign up, Click Here.

Watch for dates and locations to be announced here and through the local media. (All sales are subject to selling out prior to the advertised final day.)

Sale dates: 

The next book sale will be Wednesday-Friday, April 4-6 at the Main Library. 

• Wednesday, April 4, 5 to 9 p.m. -- $4.00 per bag
• Thursday, April 5, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. -- $2.00 per bag until 5 p.m.; free after 5 p.m.
• Friday, April 6, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (or until sold out) -- free

Thank you for making our previous book sales so successful!

Go to SLKids.org to find out about children's activities at the library, including storytimes and puppet shows.

• You can find out if Siouxland Libraries owns a book, video, audio or magazine using the Library Catalog
• The Library Catalog has a Help button for additional information about how to search.
• Or call Information Services at the Main Branch at 605-367-8720.

• Click Here  to do a search for DVDs using the Library Catalog.
• You can put the titles in alphabetical order using the "Sort by" box.
• You can limit the titles to DVDs at your branch using the "Limit by" box.

With ProQuest you can search Argus Leader archives back to 2002 for the full text of local and regional news stories. You can also find and print complete local and regional obituaries. 

Link to Argus Leader online. Enter your library card number and PIN to use ProQuest from outside the library.

 

• You can search for magazine articles using the Databases & Websites section.
• Enter your library card number and PIN. (if outside of the Library Network)
• Use the Help files within each resource for more information on how to search.
• For additional information, call Information Services at the Main Branch at 605-367-8720.

Getting a Library Card

• You can fill out a registration form for a library card at any Siouxland Libraries' location.
• Cards are available to anyone owning or renting property within the city limits of Sioux Falls or in Minnehaha County, outside of the city of Dell Rapids.

If you search the Library Catalog and discover that the material you want is already checked out, you can place a hold on it. This will reserve it for you when it is returned to the Library. You can place a hold on most items at the Library.

When the material is available, you will receive a notice from the Library telling you that you can pick it up at the circulation desk at the branch location you select.

To place a hold online at siouxlandlib.org:

1. Click on Library Catalog and search for what you want.
2. If you don't care which copy you get, click on the button that says "Place Hold on Next Available Copy."* If you want a specific copy or volume, click on the title of the item to see the full information; then click on "Place Hold on this Specific Copy” beside the copy you want.*
3. Enter your library barcode number and PIN and click on "Login."
4. Select the location where you want to pick up the material.
5. Click on "Request."

If holds are not allowed on the item, you will get a red message telling you the request has failed.

* What is the difference between “Place Hold on Next Available Copy” and “Place Hold on this Specific Copy”?

• “Place Hold on Next Available Copy” means you will get the next copy that becomes available. This is usually the best way to put a hold on a book where all the copies are the same. Most times you will get the book you want more quickly.
• "Place Hold on this Specific Copy” is used when you want a specific volume or disc in a set.

To place a hold by phone:
Call 367-8720 or any Siouxland Libraries location.

To place a hold in person:
Ask at the desk of any Siouxland Libraries location

Most items can be renewed twice. Items that cannot be renewed are: items on hold, and Interlibrary Loans.

To Renew by internet at siouxlandlib.org

1. Click on Library Catalog.
2. Click on My Account.
3. Enter your library barcode number and pin.
4. Click on Items out.
5. Check the item(s)to renew.
6. Click Renew button.
7. Verify that the item has been renewed by checking the date due. If an item cannot be renewed, you will receive a renewal denied message in red.

To Renew by phone:
Call 367-7340. Enter your library card number and follow the directions given over the phone.
Or call any Siouxland Libraries location. The phone number for the Main Library circulation desk is 367-8700.

To Renew in person:
Ask at the circulation desk of any Siouxland Libraries location.

• You can see what you have checked out using the Library Catalog.

1. Click on the Library Catalog button at the top of this screen.
2. Click on My Account
3. Enter your library barcode number and PIN.
4. Click on Items Out.

• The Library Catalog has a Help button for additional information about how to use My Account.
• Or call the Main Branch Circulation Desk at 605-367-8700.

Click Here  to find out about Stories to Go.

LearningExpressLibrary.com  helps you prepare for tests such as the ACT, SAT, ASVAB, GRE with practice tests and more. It is one of the many resources available from the Databases page.

Link to LearningExpressLibrary.com . Enter your library card number and PIN to use NewsBank from outside the library.

Use Help on the LearningExpressLibrary.com website for specific information on using this resource.

 

With the Auto Repair Reference Center, you have unlimited free Internet access to information on over 23,000 vehicles from 1954 to the present, as well as 60,000 technical service bulletins, wiring diagrams, labor time guide & estimator, and much more. The Auto Repair Reference Center also has a section called "Car & Repair Tips" that can help with maintenance of your vehicle. Within this there is even a list of basic tools you need for car repair.
 
The Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles; with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. 
  
Click here to view a short tutorial.

If you search the Library Catalog and find that Siouxland Libraries doesn't have an item you want, you can ask the library to purchase it for the library collection, or you can ask the library to get it on short-term loan from another library. For more information about these services, call Information Services at 367-8720.

Click on the links below to submit your request online.

Purchase Suggestion 
Use this form if the material you are interested in has been published within the last 6 months. We will consider your suggestion as a purchase for the library. We are looking for titles that have broad appeal or interest. Our selectors will look at reviews and whether the title fills collection gaps or updates areas of our collection. Textbooks are not purchased.

Interlibrary Loan
Use Interlibrary Loan if you want to request a magazine or journal article, or if you want to borrow a book from another library (the book must be more than 6 months old). Audio and video materials are not available through Interlibrary Loan.

 

1. Go to the Library Catalog.
2. Enter your search word (author or title) in the search box.
3. Below the search boxes you will find the "Limits" area. Choose "Books on CD only". 

To see a list of all of the Books on CD:

1. Go to the Library Catalog.
2. In the "Any Keyword" box type sound.
3. In the Limit box, choose "Books on CD only". 

You can find eBooks on EBSCOhost in one of these ways:

1. While doing a search in the library catalog, click the “Bibliographic Display Record” link found in the item information to view the book online.
2. Click on the eBooks on EBSCOhost link from the Databases and Websites list. This takes you to a basic search screen for eBooks.
3. Or, you can click here.

If you are outside the library, you will be directed to enter your library card number and PIN (the last four digits of your phone number) to login to EBSCO.

You must also create a MyEBSCO account to view eBooks. (NetLibrary login information is no longer valid.)

1. To do so, click “Sign In” on the right-hand side of the top blue bar.
2. Then click the link to “Create a New Account” found on the right-hand side of that screen.
3. Fill in the requested information. This account will work for all EBSCO databases.

EBSCO eBooks are not downloadable to your computer or external devices. They may be viewed online, and you may be allowed to print a limited number of pages from them.

 

The library offers an extensive collection of downloadable books from OverDrive that you can access from your home computer. You will need your library card to check out and use these books.

We have several resources to help you get started using this service: 

• Quick Guide to Downloadable Books and Videos (Click here for PDF)
  
• Guide for using downloadable eBooks with the Barnes and Noble Nook (Click here for PDF)
  
• Quick Guide for using the OverDrive Mobile App (Click here for PDF)
  
• Guide for using OverDrive audiobooks on an iPod (Click here for PDF)

Watch our video guides to downloading audiobooks and eBooks and transferring them to portable listening or reading devices.

All four of the libraries in Sioux Falls have an option to use Express Checkout. You must have your library card with you to use these self-checkout stations. For all stations you scan your library card and then scan the barcodes on the items you wish to checkout. All stations give you a receipt with the dates that your items are due.

New library materials can be found quickly by using the What’s New link under "Find it Fast" on the left hand side of the library’s webpage. You can also use the "What’s New" tab when you are searching the library catalog.

After selecting "What’s New" choose from a variety of collections and genres. You can also select the current month or past months. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to get a link to the new Children’s or Teen materials.